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Saturday, December 28, 2013

New Year's Day Ride Options from Burt!

Burt just emailed. He missed you on the 24th and 26th. He thinks you should come out on New Year's Day…

Sure, there are many choices for a bicycle ride on New Year's Day, but do they include a climb up Sandia and up the infamous Los Gatos and across the Cleveland National Forest? Of course not. Think of this annual ride as a test of mettle, or rite of passage for the new year. The weather forecast looks like spring;

This ride goes across the forest road to a grand overlook of Lake Elsinore and the distant mountains and then turns around to re-trace the route back to Fallbrook and then down Mission to Bonsall. Except for the top of Fallbrook, there is no food and few reliable water stops along the way. Bring food and extra water.

2. The Loop Ride also has about 90 miles, but about 2,900 feet LESS climbing. Still a very substantial ride, but dropping down the Ortega Highway to Lake Elsinore (where there is a market) and a long flat stretch back to Temecula before popping up to Rainbow and the Live Oak / Green Canyon run back to Bonsall. (You might need to bring extra water on this route also.) This is the ride that I will be doing;

If you start riding at 9:30 AM, you should be able to meet those of us humping up Los Gatos at the very top between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM or even at the intersection of Via Volcan and Tenaja Road. Here is the route;

Ride Schedule

Strava Update

Who is Gitman Holland

Our group meets most Saturdays and does rides from 40-90 miles in the hills of San Diego County. The rides are moderate paced, we regroup often but climbs can be as spirited as your legs will allow. We are striving for two groups, allowing those that are fit to not have to wait as often. We welcome newcomers but ask that they be self sufficient and have lunch money and knowledge of how to get home on their own. No RSVP required.

We've managed for decades without tools or stone age tablets. But now that the world is electronic, we've decided to go 'all in'. Signup for our weekly email announcement of our curated rides with the form here. Also, you can follow us on Strava, Twitter and Facebook. Why not, it's lot easier than carving stone tablets like they did in the 'old days'!